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Ravi Shastri set to apply for Indian cricket team's coach post

As BCCI decided to extend the deadline till July 9

Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli
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File photo of former captain Ravi Shastri with skipper Virat Kohli at a press conference in Kolkata in June, 2015.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Former India Team Director Ravi Shastri is set to apply for the post of chief coach of the Indian cricket team after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to extend the deadline till July 9.

“Yes, Ravi is very interested and will be applying for the coach’s post very soon,” a source close to Shastri said.

It was learnt that if Shastri applies, he will first need an assurance that he will be given a full two-year contract till the 2019 World Cup.

The former India captain will also make sure that he gets his own team of support